Donald Saddler, a dancer and choreographer whose stage and film credits stretched back to the 1930s, and who remained active into the 21st century, died Nov. 2 at the Actors Home in New Jersey. He was 94.

The Off-Broadway musical heads to Feinstein’s/54 Below March 26.

Playbill.com is live blogging from the 2014 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta, GA.

Playbill.com is live blogging from the 2014 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta, GA.

Happy New Year! Here are four "Leading Men" loaded with drive who’ll be thriving in ’05: Danny Gurwin (Little Women), John Tartaglia (Avenue Q) and Brian and Ted Farley (Rose’s Turn).

Happy New Year! Here are four "Leading Men" loaded with drive who’ll be thriving in ’05: Danny Gurwin (Little Women), John Tartaglia (Avenue Q) and Brian and Ted Farley (Rose’s Turn).

Hello, diva lovers! This week's column features a chat with Avenue Q's Stephanie D'Abruzzo, who, as a child, wanted to be a mix of Julie Andrews, Madeline Kahn and Bernadette Peters.

Hello, diva lovers! This week's column features a chat with Avenue Q's Stephanie D'Abruzzo, who, as a child, wanted to be a mix of Julie Andrews, Madeline Kahn and Bernadette Peters.

Hello, diva lovers. I'd like to dedicate today's column to one of the most gifted comedic actresses of her time, Madeline Kahn, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer last week. Kahn, who received a Tony Award for her riotous portrayal of Dr. Gorgeous Teitelbaum in Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig, was equally at home on the stage or on screen, earning Tony nominations for her work in In the Boom Boom Room, On the Twentieth Century and Born Yesterday while meriting Academy Award nominations for such screen roles as "Blazing Saddles" and "Paper Moon." Though difficult to choose from her eclectic array of characters, I think my favorite Kahn performance was in the aforementioned "Paper Moon" as the good-bone-structured Trixie Delight, opposite the father-and-daughter team of Ryan and Tatum O'Neill. The operatically-trained performer had the ability to make you laugh with a simple inflection of the voice, and she could also move you in both song and the spoken word. This unique, multi-talented actress will be much missed. In lieu of flowers, Kahn's family asks that donations be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (One Penn Plaza, Suite 1610, New York, NY 10001).

Hello, diva lovers. I'd like to dedicate today's column to one of the most gifted comedic actresses of her time, Madeline Kahn, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer last week. Kahn, who received a Tony Award for her riotous portrayal of Dr. Gorgeous Teitelbaum in Wendy Wasserstein's The Sisters Rosensweig, was equally at home on the stage or on screen, earning Tony nominations for her work in In the Boom Boom Room, On the Twentieth Century and Born Yesterday while meriting Academy Award nominations for such screen roles as "Blazing Saddles" and "Paper Moon." Though difficult to choose from her eclectic array of characters, I think my favorite Kahn performance was in the aforementioned "Paper Moon" as the good-bone-structured Trixie Delight, opposite the father-and-daughter team of Ryan and Tatum O'Neill. The operatically-trained performer had the ability to make you laugh with a simple inflection of the voice, and she could also move you in both song and the spoken word. This unique, multi-talented actress will be much missed. In lieu of flowers, Kahn's family asks that donations be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (One Penn Plaza, Suite 1610, New York, NY 10001).

BETTY BUCKLEY
Due to a throat infection, Betty Buckley was forced to miss a number of performances last week, including those for the New York press over the weekend. Luckily, The New York Times' critics had caught the show the week before, and Buckley received raves from both Alvin Klein (in the New Jersey section of the Times' Sunday paper) and Ben Brantley (in the Monday edition). And, I'm happy to report that Buckley is back in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of the classic Jule Styne/Stephen Sondheim/Arthur Laurents musical. . .Following are lengthy excerpts from the two Times reviews:

BETTY BUCKLEY
Due to a throat infection, Betty Buckley was forced to miss a number of performances last week, including those for the New York press over the weekend. Luckily, The New York Times' critics had caught the show the week before, and Buckley received raves from both Alvin Klein (in the New Jersey section of the Times' Sunday paper) and Ben Brantley (in the Monday edition). And, I'm happy to report that Buckley is back in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of the classic Jule Styne/Stephen Sondheim/Arthur Laurents musical. . .Following are lengthy excerpts from the two Times reviews: